California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE)

This toolkit includes a series of presentations that can be used for educational purposes to describe the basics of forest carbon projects. These presentations were developed as a result of years of experience working on forest carbon projects domestically and internationally, and in particular, from experience working in Shasta County as a part of the WESTCARB project. Much of the information they contain is the result of lessons learned in Shasta County.  The presentations are intended to give an overview and provide a basic foundation of knowledge; they are not intended to prepare individuals to develop a forest carbon project from start to finish. If individuals or organizations have further interest in learning about or pursuing a forest carbon project, they should contact a forester, project developer or other specialist who has detailed knowledge of and experience in terrestrial carbon projects and markets.